Mar 02, 2026 Land Use Committee

CHARLIE

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[ A public hearing will be held on Ordinances 6054, 6055, 6056 and 6057. ]

UH, EACH LEGISLATOR HAS BEEN PROVIDED A TRANSCRIPT OF THE PLAN COMMISSION HEARING, SO WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY REPEATED COMMENTS THAT WERE PROVIDED AT THE MEETING.

THIS COMMITTEE WILL ONLY HEAR NEW OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TODAY.

MARY JO, CAN YOU SWEAR ANYONE THAT THINKS THEY MIGHT EVEN THINK ABOUT TESTIFYING, PLEASE UH, STAND AND BE SWORN IN.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY AFFIRM UNDER THE PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU SHALL GIVE IN THE MATTER AND ISSUE SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO.

OKAY.

OUR FIRST ORDINANCE IS NUMBER 6 0 5 4, REQUESTING A RENEWAL OF A TRADITIONAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN DISTRICT AGRICULTURE FOR CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF A HORSE BOARDING FACILITY SUBJECT TO SPECIFIED CONDITIONS AS TO A 48.09 ACRE TRACT.

BRANDY.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN.

THE APPLICANT IS RUTH MCCULLOCH.

THIS IS AT 33 800 EAST HAMMOND ROAD.

AS YOU SAID, IT'S ON 48.09 ACRES.

THIS IS A CONDITIONAL OR RENEWAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR 25 YEARS.

TO OPERATE A HORSE BOARDING FACILITY, IT WOULD ASSUME THAT THE DISTRICT AG AGRICULTURAL ZONING IN THE AREA IS RESIDENTIAL RANCHETTE AND AGRICULTURAL LAND USE IS PREDOMINANTLY AGRICULTURAL AND SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

BLUE AND GRAY PARK, PRIMARILY USED FOR EQUESTRIAN ENTHUSIASTS IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE ROAD TO THE SOUTH.

THIS IS THE FIRST RENEWAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THIS FACILITY.

THE ORIGINAL PERMIT WAS GRANTED FOR A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS BY THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE IN 2000.

AS OF, UH, BY ORDINANCE 3 0 7 5, THE ORIGINAL PERMIT WAS LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 31 HORSES.

THE APPLICANT DID ORIGINALLY ASK FOR THE NUMBER TO BE REDUCED, BUT THE, UH, THEY DECIDED THEY WANTED TO KEEP IT AT THE 31 HORSE NUMBER.

THIS IS IN THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT TIER.

THE, UH, THE PLANT COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR THIS, UM, THAT THE NUMBER OF HORSES IS NO LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 31, UH, FOR A PERIOD OF 25 YEARS.

OKAY.

IT IS NOT NECESSARILY NECESSARY FOR ANY APPLICANTS TO ATTEND, BUT IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT ON THIS? SIR, CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? NO SIR.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE TO TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF THIS? IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO TESTIFY OPPOSED TO THIS? DO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO.

OKAY.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE 6 0 5 5 AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT'S ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE BY REZONING A CERTAIN 19.48 ACRE TRACK FROM DISTRICT AGRICULTURE TO DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL ESTATES.

RANDY? THANK YOU.

SO MOORE MARK INC.

IS THE APPLICANT AT 35 8 11 EAST PINK HILL ROAD ON 19.48 ACRES CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT FROM AGRICULTURAL TO RESIDENTIAL ESTATES.

THE PURPOSE IS TO CREATE FOUR SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.

THE ZONING IN THE AREA IS AGRICULTURAL AND RESIDENTIAL LAND USE.

SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES ON SIMILAR SIZE OR LARGER TRACKS.

THERE ARE A FEW PROPERTIES THAT ARE LEGAL, NON-CONFORMING OR GRANDFATHERED THAT ARE LESS THAN THREE ACRES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA.

SUBDIVISION PLAT IS UNDER REVIEW.

IT WILL ALSO, WE ALSO DETERMINE THE LOCATION FOR THE DRIVEWAY ACCESS FOR THE THREE NEW LOTS.

THE ONE LOT WILL CONTAIN THE EXISTING HOME.

SO THERE ACTUALLY IS THREE NEW BUILDABLE SPOTS, UH, FOR RESIDENCES.

THIS IS IN THE SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT HERE AND PLANNING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES.

STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

BOB MOORE.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? NO SIR.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE TO TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF THIS? IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO TESTIFY OPPOSED TO THIS? WE'LL MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE 6 0 5 6 AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE BY REZONING A CERTAIN 20 ACRE TRACK FROM DIG DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL, THE DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL RANCHETTE.

SO RYAN MORAD IS THE APPLICANT.

THIS IS AT ON STRING TOWN ROAD FOR

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THE PURPOSE IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.

ZONING IN THE AREA IS ALSO RESIDENTIAL.

IN AGRICULTURAL LAND USE ARE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES ON SIMILAR SIZE OR LARGER LOTS TO THE WEST IS WHIPPER WHEEL PLACE AND HEDGECOCK ACRES BOTH WITH FIVE ACRE LOTS WITHIN DISTRICT RR TO THE EAST IS CRAWFORD CREEK WITH THREE ACRE MINIMUM LOTS.

THIS DEVELOPMENT IS IN WITH THE CITY OF LAKE TAWA.

THE TWO PROPOSED LOTS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FRONTAGE AND MINIMUM LOT WIDTH.

DISTRICT RR REQUIRES A 250 FOOT WIDTH AT THE ROAD AND 250 FOOT OF BUILDING UH, WIDTH FOR FOR THE DWELLING SUBDIVISION PLAT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND, UH, APPROVED BY STAFF DRIVEWAY LOCATIONS WERE DETERMINED PREVIOUSLY FOR THE 10 AND 20 ACRE TRACKS BACK IN 2019.

LOT ONE SHARES ACCESS WITH WITH, UH, THROUGH LOT TWO THROUGH AN INGRESS EGRESS EASEMENT FROM STRING TOWN ROAD.

THIS IS IN THE RULE DEVELOPMENT HERE.

THE PLAN COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF THIS? IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO TESTIFY OPPOSED TO THIS? WE'LL MOVE ON TO 6 0 5 7 AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT'S ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE BY REZONING A CERTAIN 70 ACRE TRACK FROM DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL TO DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL RANCHETTE.

ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS ON EAST RENICK ROAD ON 70 ACRES.

SO WE'RE GOING FROM AGRICULTURAL TO DISTRICT RR RESIDENTIAL RANCHETTE.

THIS IS TO CREATE SEVEN SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.

ZONING IN THE AREA IS AGRICULTURAL LAND USE.

SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES ON SIMILAR OR LARGER SIZE TRACKS.

PLEASANT PRAIRIE EDITION CONSISTING OF FIVE LOTS WAS PLANTED IN 1972.

FOUR OF THESE LOTS ARE AT FOUR AND A HALF ACRES.

BRAD DEAN ESTATES WAS PLANTED IN 1970.

ALL THESE LOTS ARE UNDER FOUR ACRES.

SHENANDOAH ESTATES PLA IN 1995 ARE ALL UNDER FIVE ACRES.

FOUR OF THESE LOTS WILL BE FLAG LOTS SINCE THEY'RE IN THE RI RURAL DEVELOPMENT TIER AND THE ROAD IS CLASSIFIED AS A LOCAL ROAD FLAG, LOTS ARE ALLOWED.

SUBDIVISION PLAID IS UNDER REVIEW AND WE ARE DETERMINING THE LOCATIONS FOR ACCESS FOR THE FIVE LOTS.

TWO, UH, TWO FOUR OF THE LOTS WILL SHARE A DRIVEWAY.

THIS IS IN THE RULE DEVELOPMENT HERE AND THE PLAN COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE, COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD PLEASE? STEPHEN ROTH.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE TO TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF THIS? IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO TESTIFY OPPOSED TO THIS ORDINANCE? ALRIGHT, WE WILL CLOSE THE REGULAR MEETING AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE DO WE RANDY? THAT'S IT.

WE'LL CLOSE THE REGULAR ME, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND GO INTO REGULAR MO REGULAR MEETING.

DO I HAVE

[ORDINANCES IN COMMITTEE]

[AN ORDINANCE requesting a renewal of a conditional use permit (CUP) in District AG (Agricultural) for continuous operation of a horse boarding facility subject to specified conditions, as to a 48.09± acre tract.]

SECOND.

IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE RECOMMEND PERFECTION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

LAND USE WILL RECOMMEND PERFECTION ORDINANCE 6 0 5 4.

DO I HAVE A MOTION

[AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 19.48± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).]

SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

LAND USE WILL RECOMMEND PERFECTION OF 6 0 5 5.

DO I HAVE A MOTION

[AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 20.00± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).]

SO MOVED.

SECOND.

IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A AYE.

LAND USE WILL RECOMMEND PERFECTION OF ORDINANCE 6 0 5 6 6 0 5 7.

[AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 70.00± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).]

SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

LAND USE WILL RECOMMEND PERFECTION ORDINANCE 6 0 5 7.

I'M NOW GOING TO READ, UH, SIX DIFFERENT ORDINANCES.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE 6 0 6 4 6 0 6 5 6 0 6 6 6 0 6 7 6 0 6 8 ON MARCH THE 23RD AT ONE O'CLOCK HERE AT THE DOWNTOWN COURTHOUSE.

UH, I GUESS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A MOTION TO HOLD.

JUST HOLD.

OKAY,

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COMMITTEE 6 0 6 4 AMENDING THE I DO NEED TO READ 'EM THOUGH, DONNA.

YEAH.

6 0 6 4

[AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 161.00± acre tract from District AGp (Agricultural Planned) to District AG (Agricultural).]

[AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 4.87± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).]

6 0 6 6

[AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 10.00± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).]

[AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 3.05± acre tract from District B (Two Family) to District LI (Light Industrial).]

[AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 9.75± acre tract from District LB (Local Business) to District LI (Light Industrial).]

AND, UH, WE WON'T BE DOING ANYTHING ON ANY OF THIS TILL THREE O'CLOCK.

HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET THIS PASSED.

BUT UH, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO LEAVE, THAT'S PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDABLE.

WE HAVE ONE MORE.

UH, I DO BELIEVE WE'VE COVERED EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE LAST ONE.

IS THAT YEAH, JUST THE RESOLUTION IS LEFT.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A RESOLUTION

[RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE]

[A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a permanent utility easement in favor of Spire Missouri, Inc. for a fee payable to the County.]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MICHELLE NEWMAN.

IS THAT ALL? YEAH.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MICHELLE NEWMAN, DIRECTOR OF JACKSON COUNTY PARKS PLUS REC.

WITH ME TODAY IS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PARK OPERATIONS.

TINA SPA.

SPIRE IS REQUESTING A 3,264 SQUARE FOOT PERMANENT EASEMENT.

THE PROJECT IS REPLACING AN EXISTING MAINE WITH A NEW FOUR INCH NATURAL GAS PIPE ALONG SOUTHWEST SHEAR ROAD.

THE NEW LINE WILL BE BOARD UNDER THE EXISTING TRAIL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SHEAR ROAD.

SPIRE HAS COMMITTED, UH, TO KEEPING THE ROCK ISLAND OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND IMPLEMENTING ALL NECESSARY SAFETY MEASURES TO PROTECT THE COUNTY'S PROPERTY.

AND THE PUBLIC SPIRE HAS NO OTHER OPTIONS FOR THIS CONNECTION AND NEEDS TO CROSS THE ROCK ISLAND CORRIDOR.

AND THEN PER CHAPTER 50 OF THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES, THE APPLICABLE FEES AND CHARGES, UM, SHALL BE $3,304 AND 40 CENTS.

I ASSUME YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF THIS? YES SIR.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JAYLEN.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN.

UM, AND THE PIPE CURRENTLY IS, OR THE LINE IS ALREADY, UH, UNDER SPIRES CONTROL, IS THAT CORRECT? MM-HMM .

IT IS.

OKAY.

JUST WANTED TO BE SURE OF THAT.

THANK YOU.

GO FOR IT.

UM, I THINK THIS IS THE GENERAL COUNSEL.

ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH SPIRE? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.

COUNTY EXECUTIVES, CHIEFS OF STAFF ISN'T EMPLOYED BY THEM.

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT SHE CURRENTLY IS, BUT ALSO I DON'T THINK SHE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS LEGISLATION IN ANY WAY.

SO SHE DIDN'T SIGN OFF ON THE LEGISLATION TO GO THROUGH? WELL, I GUESS SHE SIGNS OFF ON THE BULK OF THE LEGISLATION, BUT SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY SORT OF APPROVAL OVER THIS LEGISLATION OR REALLY ANY LEGISLATION.

SO YES OR NO, WE DON'T FEEL THAT THERE IS ONE.

OKAY.

THAT'S AN OPINION YOU'RE WILLING TO WRITE.

IF YOU'D LIKE US TO RESEARCH LEGAL OPINION, I'D BE HAPPY TO DO SO.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND THAT WE LOOK AT THAT AND IF WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL TO HAVE HER NOT APPROVE OR ANYTHING THAT WE DO THAT I GUESS CHAIR WOULD WAIT FOR A MOTION.

SO MOVED.

SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

LAND USE WILL RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF TWO ONE OR TWO.

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IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE LAND USE, WE STAND ADJOURNED.